{"id":63635,"date":"2018-11-14T15:56:42","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T15:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silicondales.com\/?p=63635"},"modified":"2022-01-19T13:32:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T13:32:26","slug":"updating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silicondales.com\/tutorials\/wordpress\/updating\/","title":{"rendered":"The Silicon Dales Guide to Updating WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"

WordPress is used by 65.2% of websites – even in a sample of the top million websites. It’s popular and it works.<\/p>\n

In order to keep up with a changing world, the code powering WordPress is updated on a regular basis. As a result, the plugins, themes and integrations which work with WordPress also update on a regular basis (at least, the good ones do!).<\/p>\n

You will need to update your WordPress website for three good reasons: so it works, so it’s secure and so you stay ahead of your competitors.<\/p>\n

Four elements will need updating:<\/p>\n

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  1. WordPress Core<\/li>\n
  2. Plugins<\/li>\n
  3. Parent theme<\/li>\n
  4. Child theme<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Table of Contents<\/p>\n